Many factors go into choosing the perfect facility for your new year needs.

9:56 PM,
Jan. 2, 2013

Mary Jo Hellman works out at Retro Fitness in south Fort Myers.

Written by

Dayna Harpster
| dharpster@news-press.com

As in real estate, the popularity of gyms rests on location, location, location.

But we talked to people working out recently all over Southwest Florida and our suspicions were confirmed: There are plenty of other factors that influence a person's place of fitness. Specifically: cost, cost, cost. For anyone moved to get moving in the new year, there are savings to be had. But hours and other criteria court new members, too.

For several clients of the year-old Retro Fitness at U.S. 41 and Gladiolus Drive in south Fort Myers, where the monthly fee is $19.99 monthly, cleanliness is high on the ...